St. Charles Catholic High coach rakes in honors

"He has been recognized with some of the best coaches in the state, and we are glad that he is here at St. Charles Catholic." Prinicipal Andrew C

Frank Monica, St. Charles Catholic High School’s head football coach, was recently honored for leading the SCC Comets team to its first state championship and to its first perfect (15-0) football season last year. For this outstanding accomplishment, the Allstate Sugar Bowl and the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame named Monica the Outstanding Prep Coach for the state of Louisiana. He also was selected to attend the NFL/USA Pro Football Hall of Fame Youth Football Summit in Canton, Ohio, this past summer.

Frank Monica, SCC head football coach

Monica sees to it that his athletes at the LaPlace school excel both on the field and in the classroom: The average American College Test score of the 2011 championship football team senior players was, in fact, above both the state and national averages, Principal Andrew Cupit said.

“We are very proud that Coach Monica has been named the Outstanding Prep Coach for the entire state of Louisiana,” Cupit said. “He has been recognized with some of the best coaches in the state, and we are glad that he is here at St. Charles Catholic.”

At the youth football summit, high school coaches nationwide meet with football league commissioners. Monica was nominated by the New Orleans Saints Organization to attend the summit. Many topics were discussed, including ways to encourage prep football players to reach their potential both athletically and academically.

“The opportunity to network with other coaches from across the country was tremendous,” Monica said.